Geelong legend, Frank Costa, has sadly passed away.

The 83-year-old former Cats president died after a tough battle with cancer.

Bomber Thompson told 3AW Football he had nothing but admiration and respect for the former Cats president.

“I think he is one of the greatest people I have ever met. He is going to be sadly missed down at Geelong,” he said.

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Colin Carter told 3AW Sunday Sport Costa had a huge influence on everybody who knew him.

“One of the things I really admired about Frank, everybody knew of his generosity to various causes but he was someone who didn’t demand attention to himself and yet he had a huge impact on people around him,” he said.

“He was a model of a good leader that many of us would try and copy.”

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Jimmy Bartel also paid tribute to Frank Costa during 3AW Sunday Sport.

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